Video: Basij open fire on crowd, kill protesters in cold blood

posted at 6:02 pm on June 15, 2009 by Allahpundit

If you think it’s bad now, imagine what it’d be like if the regime wasn’t worried about cell-phone cams and YouTube capturing a massacre. Even so, they won’t be this restrained forever. Mousavi’s called a nationwide general strike for tomorrow with new mass rallies bound to spring up either then or later in the week. Khamenei and Ahmadinejad can’t afford to have international focus on this day after day; after a certain point, the Tiananmen Square strategy to quash further rallies will start to make sense. The question is when.

This isn’t the only video of outraged protesters carting away bodies today either, tragically. Click here for another if you can stand it. Elsewhere, Totten’s on the same wavelength I was on last night. If confrontation is inevitable, and it surely is, let’s get on with it.

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Will someone please explain to me how in the world Obama can believe that Iran is trustworthy in Nuke negotiations when the Iranian regime is willing to openly corrupt an “election”, and then shoot and beat their own people when they protest?

The rioters were brave. They risk their lives to march in protest of a thug/Marxist/Fascist.
One can only hope Americans will have as much courage in this country in the coming years as our liberties continue to be stolen, properties continue to be seized, freedom of speech attacked by Obama, the constitution ignored all while the will of one man continues to be imposed on America.
We have yet to see how the anointed one and his ACORN minions would handle defeat at the ballot box. Will he just accept it?? Or will he appoint an Election Czar to correct mistakes at the ballot box backed by nuts in fatigues wielding batons.

This just in, from Obama:
The administration is deeply troubled by the development in Iran. We have used “harsh” words to condemn their actions…from now on, until things have been resolved, we are resorting to using “terse” language.

Sorta like the ‘harsh’ words the principal at the grammar school I attended used on the bully who kept trying to pick on me. Nothing changed until I beat the s..t out of him. I got to hear the harsh words but the “tough guy” left me alone after that. Come to think about it, nobody messed with me after that. Shock and awe does work.

I suspect that the Iranian civilians protesting do not have access to firearms. As long as Americans have 2nd Amendment rights, government in the US will tread lightly on overtly taking away our freedoms. But the DoJ dropping charges against the New Black Panthers for their intimidation of voters in Philly is not a good omen.

Democrats did everything but don Al Qaeda cheerleading outfits and pompoms when George Bush was in office. They wanted another attack so bad, they could taste it. Leading Democrats, especially Hillary Clinton, made several speeches foreshadowing future attacks and promising retribution against the President.

Democrats were sending messages to Al Qadea – attack us again and together, we’ll rid the world of President Bush.

So Panetta and his absolutely worthless Democrat Party is just projecting. Just because Democrats are traitors who wished for an attack to help them gain political power, doesn’t mean that other people are so evil.

I doubt any Republican president would be silent for days in the face of such a developing crisis, only to announce they were “deeply disturbed” and that from now on they would be “terse.” Who talks like that? I don’t know anybody.

Italy are going to take three detainees, Hillary Clinton, Panetta and Robert Gates, who have been silenced by Obama during his meditation on what to do. One wonders whether he’s in fetal position now hugging his teddy bear and crying for mommy.

When the Iranians who seek freedom finally attain it, I hope, by that time we have responsible leadership in place to help them.

If not, they will hate the US. Which they do not now,… but will. That’s what is so horrible about Obama’s silence!

BTW, Frank Gaffney is recommending Americans can help the people by divesting in public companies who support Iran.
For more details podcast Hugh Hewitt’s show in the second hour.
This is Obama’s katrina times 1000 and now is the time to get congress to pass legislation to support Iran.

Obama was/is sooo wrong on this and this will be a turning point in his short and ugly career as leader ( and I say this will great disgust ).
Call your congressman and senator and voice your support for action!

Watching the savage repression in the streets of Iran should remind us all that, in the end, the Second Amendment is all that stands between us and rampant tyranny. The pro-government “militia” and body-armored riot police are Iran’s version of BHO’s “civilian homeland security force”.

Obama is mad at the Iranian people: They are stealing the headlines just as he is making his push for socialized health care. He is wondering why they don’t realize that a bigger nanny state is more desirable than individual freedom.

I’m sure Bush Sr. wouldn’t have a hard time about dropping in from a plane and taking care of this mess with just Chenny taking overwatch, Obama can join some “news” reporters playing with a rubber ducky while the big boys fix the wrongs.